Maat Daniel Caprini
Italian footballer (born 2006)
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Maat Daniel Caprini (born 11 February 2006) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Mantova, on loan from Serie A club Fiorentina.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 February 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Milan, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mantova (on loan from Fiorentina) | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | AC Milan | ||
| 2018–2020 | Novara | ||
| 2020–2022 | Virtus Entella | ||
| 2022– | Fiorentina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Fiorentina | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Mantova (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Italy U18 | 4 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Italy U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2025– | Italy U20 | 1 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 March 2025 | |||
Early life
Club career
As a youth player, Caprini joined the youth academy of Serie A side AC Milan. In 2018, he joined the youth academy of Italian side Novara. Two years later, he joined the youth academy of Italian side Virtus Entella. Ahead of the 2022–23 season, he joined the youth academy of Serie A side Fiorentina and was promoted to the club's senior team in 2024. On 6 February 2025, he made his professional debut for during a 3–0 home win over Inter Milan in the league.[2]
Style of play
Caprini plays as a forward and is right-footed. Italian news website Goal wrote in 2025 that he "is a fast and powerful striker who is good at both attacking spaces and in the air. With an excellent physique... versatility is one of his strong points. He can be deployed both as a first striker and as a winger in a trident, especially on the top left from where he can move inside to shoot with his right foot".[3]